The much loved baker, who won the show in 2015 has gone on to have an astounding career, but that hasn’t stopped her from having debilitating anxiety and panic attacks.

As part of the BBC’s mental health season, the baker will detail her constant struggle with the mental illness as she shares her journey through her first course of therapy with viewers in a bid to help others and fight the stigma surrounding mental health.

Here’s all you need to know about Nadiya: Anxiety and Me.

Nadiya will be seen visiting her GP in a bid to get help to combat her anxiety (Photo: BBC)

What is Nadiya: Anxiety and Me about?

Having kept her anxiety a secret for many years, the hour long programme will show Hussain opening up in an attempt to discover where her anxiety came from and how it can be treated.

Believing that she has some sort of anxiety disorder, Hussain goes to the GP who refers her to a specialist for a course of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). The subsequent sessions with a therapist starts to unearth buried memories and key moments from her past that have contributed to her anxiety.

As well as seeking treatment for herself, Hussain meets others who suffer with anxiety – in particular students from a school in Brighton which takes an unusually open and proactive approach to supporting the mental health of their students.

After experiencing CBT, Hussain also learns about other forms of treatment ranging from medication to online support groups.

What has Nadiya said about her anxiety?

Hussain recently recalled the time she realised her anxiety was more than just a personality trait when she said: “It’s a feeling that I have had since I can remember. Undiagnosed, I always just thought it was my personality until I started having what felt like moments of stress that left me immobile and I couldn’t breathe and I would feel light headed. It was debilitating and that didn’t feel normal.

I made this documentary because the biggest problem with having a mental health issue is the lack of talking and communication

Nadiya Hussain

Explaining her reasons for making the programme after years of suffering in silence, the generally private celebrity commented: “I made this documentary because the biggest problem with having a mental health issue is the lack of talking and communication.

“If I break my finger, I go to accident and emergency. If I have a cold, I go to the pharmacy. If I’m broken inside, where do I go? So, to help myself heal, I felt the best way to do this would be to talk, to share and to better understand what it is that I have.

“In doing so I was hopeful that I could find a solution, a cure or a way out. I had to be honest and speak truthfully and share that I, like anyone else, can suffer. I keep going on about talking and sharing and here I am bare, no frills, sharing, talking.”

Nadiya has gone on to have a very successful career following her win on The Great British Bake Off in 2015 (Photo: BBC)

When is Nadiya: Anxiety and Me on TV?

Nadiya: Anxiety and Me airs on BBC One on Wednesday 15 May at 9pm.

Nadiya’s programme is the first of a three part series. Alastair Campbell: Depression and Me and David Harewood: Psychosis and Me will air later on in May.

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